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325 - Ministry of Justice Synergy Programme Director

Job details
Posting date: 15 January 2025
Salary: £76,000 per year
Additional salary information: The salary for this role is set within the MoJ SCS PB1 range. External candidates should expect their salary upon appointment to be £76,000 per annum. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules.
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 February 2025
Location: UK
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Ministry of Justice
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 325

Summary

The Synergy Programme comprises of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office. A Programme has been established to bring together our plans in line with Government Shared Service strategy: this includes transforming ways of working through the development of common way of working across the departments, procuring a new supplier for back-office services and establishing a business unit to deliver shared services across the four departments. Due to the value and nature of this programme it is classified as a government major programme.

Responsibilities

Some of the key responsibilities for this role include:

• Leading MoJ work to inform the development of a second full business case for the Synergy programme (expected summer 2025) securing appropriate sign-off.
• Leading work to ensure an effective engagement on and coordination of the MoJ Spending Review bid.
• Leading the overall approach to business change, working through the senior leads in MoJ and its family.
• Leading effective delivery of a plan of readiness for MoJ (people, technology, operational, policy).
• Building strong engagement across government to deliver the programme (Synergy departments, Cabinet Office, Treasury etc).
• Leading effective supplier management with world class vendors, implementation and change partners.
• Working with Senior MoJ leaders to identify, deliver and track benefits including ensuring the business case reduces running costs and achieves best value for money.
• Building a high performing, inclusive and multi-disciplinary programme team. Promoting diversity and inspiring a sense of pride and identity.

For more information on the key responsibilities and essential criteria for this role please view our Candidate Information Pack below.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Additional Information

Full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process can all be found in our Candidate Information Pack. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application.